Weight gain, health problems and violent mood swings - one chronic sufferer reveals the toll of the epidemic no one is talking about.

It's never too late to trim your waist - you just have to be smarter, says Maria Lally.

Experts at Boston University claim to have discovered the game-changing test

Actress Carey Mulligan has urged people to keep close ties with relatives with dementia.

Top-up a short-term measure, ministry says

There's no other word for Margaret Marwood than 'amazing'. Last week she turned 106 and this week she will celebrate her 107th Christmas. When

There is an urgent need for "culturally appropriate" elder care, and an Indian trust says having ethnic wards at existing rest homes is the way to go.

Jackie Scannell, 60, may not be as flexible as she once was, but the former farmer can still pirouette with the best of them.

We are living and being encouraged to work for longer. So why are employers turning their backs on the over-50s asks Paul Little.

The University of the Third Age is a worldwide movement dedicated to lifelong learning. U3A is flourishing in the Bay, participants telling Juliet Rowan it not only keeps their minds and bodies active, it is fun and social.

As we reach - and pass- the age of 50, it is a time to reflect. David Slack says it should not be a time to regret.

Mel Gibson admits the 34-year age gap between himself and his girlfriend "might cause a problem".

At 117, the world's oldest woman credits one food in particular with the secret to her longevity.

The University of the Third Age is a worldwide movement dedicated to lifelong learning. U3A is flourishing in the Bay, participants telling Juliet Rowan it not only keeps their minds and bodies active, it is fun and social.

A delay at ANZ's deceased estates department is costing grieving families thousands as they struggle to pay funeral costs.

It may feel like a new lease of life, but those who divorce in their latter years and move into another relationship are seriously risking their health.

Hamiltonian Dorris Ratcliffe is 98 years old but has the lifestyle of a woman much younger. She says keeping busy and volunteering makes her life worthwhile.

Hamiltonian Dorris Ratcliffe is 98 years old but has the lifestyle of a woman much younger. She says keeping busy and volunteering makes her life worthwhile. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The hidden side of the impact of menopause.

Lack of sex is a greater cause of distress to older people than being housebound or living in poor conditions.

Now in his fifties, Stephen Armstrong is going through a different middle age to the one he was expecting.

COMMENT: I mean no disrespect to older people. I hope to be elderly myself one day. I just don't want them voting any more.

COMMENT: Sometimes it really is embarrassing to be a baby-boomer.

Irene More was born on the fifth day of June, 1916.

Ryman Healthcare posted another record full-year profit, rounding out 14 straight years of earnings growth as NZ's largest retirement village operator.

People with red hair have long been the butt of unfair jokes, but a study suggests that when it comes to ageing they may have the last laugh.

Having a mid-life crisis is more common than you may think with six in ten of those aged 40 to 59 admitting they might be experiencing one.

Meditation doesn't just relax the mind - it could also keep it young.

Marriage has long been thought to be beneficial - both in sickness and in health. But a study suggests that widows actually suffer less stress and frailty than wives whose husbands are still alive.

COMMENT: If the fit, strong-looking people in their 60s and 70s I see there are anything to go by, it's never too late to start getting strong.